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  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Getting started

    Regular Action. There is no strategic benefit to applying during either action cycle. Just do what works for you! Application fee or waiver Our application fee is $75. However, we understand that paying college application
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    For school counselors

    contact us if you have any questions, we are happy to help! Fee waivers Our ... regionalized officer who exclusively presents to your school or area. All of our ... prepared to speak with you and answer your questions.[/intro] Call us We are
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    The transfer application

    test by the March test date. School Official Report: To be completed by ... current college/university. Application fee of $75: If paying the fee presents a hardship for you and your family, you may request a fee waiver
  • Apply / First-year applicants

    Creative portfolios

    permitted per applicant. Portfolio fee and fee waivers The fee to submit each ... family, you may qualify for a fee waiver. To request a fee waiver, send a ... SlideRoom portfolio must be in progress to receive a fee waiver; we cannot
  • Discover / The MIT education

    Independent Activities Period

    regularly scheduled classes to do...whatever they want![/intro] [annotation note='With the unintentional benefit, according to then-President Howard ... ,[/annotation] IAP has grown to be a unique feature of the MIT education, offering

  • Request a group tour

    Groups of 6–50 students are welcome to submit a request for a private group ... . Please note this tour is designed to assist prospective undergraduate ... information session, and we are not able to accommodate groups larger than 50
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    STEM programs

    people who dare to enjoy nerdy things, and help you prepare for the rigor ... students find to be exciting resources for their growth—though your local community may have some great programs, too! To be clear, we understand that
  • Afford / Cost & affordability

    How much it costs

    [intro]We are committed to helping our students pay for their MIT ... -free. Those who do borrow tend to have debt at graduation lower than the ... salary of $126,438 for graduates entering industry according to the most
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    WISE 2024

    rising seniors to learn what it’s like to be an MIT student.[/intro] The ... , including the cost of transportation to and from MIT. We strongly encourage students from underrepresented and/or underserved backgrounds to apply
  • About

    About MIT Admissions

    and selection of all undergraduate applicants to the Institute ... aspire to attend it. As one of our colleagues once wrote, we believe that ... we do not take for granted and work very hard to keep. Our Mission The
  • Afford / Cost & affordability

    How to apply for aid

    paint a detailed picture of what kind of aid you’ll need to be able to attend MIT affordably. Three steps to apply for aid. CSS Profile: a tool provided by the College Board that we use to determine if you qualify for a
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Be yourself!

    If you’re thinking about applying to MIT, you're probably curious, love to learn, and want to work on big problems to make the world a better place. It can be tricky to sum up all that you’re passionate about

  • Next steps

    [intro]You made it to the end of our virtual visit experience! We hope it helped you get to know MIT and the students that make this place so special. Before you go, we have some final resources for you to take
  • Help / Contact

    Visit our office

    [intro]Admissions at MIT Welcome Center[/intro] If you plan to visit ... Center The Welcome Center is open from 9 AM to 5 PM, Monday through Friday ... Please do not send application materials to this address. If you must mail
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    Advising your students

    ways to define the best, and we think it’s important that young people be ... terms, we want students to pursue the things that interest them with energy and enthusiasm. We want students to make decisions that are
  • Apply / Preparing for MIT

    Extracurricular activities

    Some students feel so much pressure to get into the “right” college that they want to make sure they do everything “right”—down to their extracurricular or co-curricular activities.  On our application, we ask for up to
  • Apply / Transfer applicants

    Returning students

    Secondary school materials Some students apply to us after an ... experiences of students returning to higher education. At the same time, we need to evaluate students against a common baseline of preparation for a
  • Apply / Parents and educators

    For parents

    enough to take the social and intellectual risks that make college really worthwhile. In order to best understand how this process works, we encourage you to review information we've posted about the first-year application